Metal working – Method of mechanical manufacture – Disassembling
Patent
1993-05-17
1994-03-01
Eley, Timothy V.
Metal working
Method of mechanical manufacture
Disassembling
29430, 29714, 29720, 414786, B23P 1900, B23P 2100, H05K 1300
Patent
active
052896250
ABSTRACT:
There is disclosed an apparatus and a method for feeding articles, the apparatus containing a tape transporting apparatus, including a transporting member having plural containing portions in succession, a cover tape for covering the apertures of the containing portions of the transporting member, a first reel for simultaneously winding the transporting member and the cover tape, a second reel for winding the transporting member only, a third reel for winding the cover tape only, a drive assembly for rotating the first, second and third reels, intermittent drive unit for driving the transporting member, control unit for driving the drive assembly and intermittent drive unit, an aperture for loading or removing the articles into or from the containing portions of the transporting member, a first detector for detecting the presence or absence of the article in the containing portion, and a guide member for defining the position to an article assembling apparatus or an article manufacturing apparatus, wherein each of these apparatus is provided with a robot hand and a main control unit to be connected to the control unit mentioned above.
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Azuma Yusaku
Ishihara Katsumi
Miura Toshihiko
Ohsaka Teiji
Tsuda Toshio
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Eley Timothy V.
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